Drinking In the Herd

Meet your new go-to summer cocktail from Dallas hot spot Happiest Hour

The Stars Green Envy cocktail from Happiest Hour.

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The patios, the views, the food and drink — Happiest Hour in the HARWOOD District has it all, including your new favorite summer cocktail.

Called the Stars Green Envy, it's a refreshing blend of cucumber, lime, and mint, and bartender Daniel Le is here to share how it's made.

Watch him expertly prepare the pretty drink — which sounds as revitalizing as a trip to the spa — and then head over to Happiest Hour to sip on one in person. Because don't cocktails always taste better when someone else is making them for you?

Stars Green Envy
Serves 1

Ingredients
2 oz. cucumber vodka
1 oz. simple syrup
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 cucumber, sliced
Fresh lime
Fresh mint

Directions
Add a few cucumber slices and ice to the glass.

Slap the mint to extract its oils, then muddle it gently inside a cocktail shaker.

Add cucumber vodka, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice, then shake thoroughly.

Pour into the glass and top with spiralized cucumber, then serve.

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Taco News

Award-winning Dallas chef launches taquito concept at Oomi Kitchen

Revolver Taco Lounge

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Revolver Taco Lounge is known for its tacos.

An award-winning Dallas chef is taking on taquitos: Called Taquitos Ross, it's a new brand from award-winning chef Regino Rojas, owner of Revolver Taco Lounge in Deep Ellum, who will bring his celebrated flavors and techniques to Oomi Kitchen, the digital food hall on 3510 Ross Ave.

Taquitos Ross will be available through the oomi ordering platform and will make its debut on November 19 — bringing a fresh addition to Oomi’s diverse lineup of food concepts.

The focus will be on taquitos filled with premium carefully-prepared ingredients. The opening menu will feature:

Carnitas taquitos
Chicken Tinga taquitos
inventive nachos

Taquitos consist of a rolled-up tortilla filled with ingredients and deep-fried until crisp. So far, they have not been "elevated." The partnership with Oomi promises not only to elevate the taquito experience — taking it from crunchy snack to refined, flavorful dish — it will also bring Rojas' food to a wider audience. Rojas opened Revolver Taco Lounge in Deep Ellum in 2017.

Oomi founder Markus Pineyro says in a statement that "We’re incredibly honored to work with chef Rojas on Taquitos Ross. His passion for quality and tradition aligns perfectly with our mission to bring exceptional, creative food to our customers. Taquitos Ross is a brand that we believe will not only bring people together but also spark a love for taquitos like never before.”

Pineyro is a career innovator who previously founded the Urban Taco chain in 2007, helping pave the way for chains such as Velvet Taco. He founded Oomi Kitchen, a digital food hall just outside downtown Dallas in 2022, as a one-stop shop for bold concepts, with a focus on delivery and take out. Customers can order from multiple concepts at once — providing a solution for groups with varying tastes — with $2 delivery.

His innovation has put him on the national radar and landed him an invitation to participate in the recent Spongebob Krabby Patty promotion, one of a limited number of restaurans across the U.S.

Oomi house brands include: include Bodega Sandwiches & Wraps, Okie Dokie Smash Burgers, Love Bowls, Clucky’s Damn Good Chicken (fried chicken & wings), Savage Rabbit (salads), Hot Lips (Asian-inspired dishes) and Bowlrito (bowls and burritos). Partner brands currently offered include Urban Taco, Pacuigo, and Tribal Juices.

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